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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-08

VERDICT FOR THE GOvERNMENT.-In Circuit Court
GNO. y, Judge Cox, today, the case OF the United
states agt. the National Metropolitan Bank was
tried, and verdict was rendered for the Govern
ment Tor $507.5O. This was an action TO recover
the amount or two Treasury drafts issued in 1876
In favor OF j. NJ. Higgins, in payment Of claims
for quartermasters stores which were paid through
that the name Of the payee had been forged.
The EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE.-COl. j. NJ. VIII.
son has returned from Newburgh, where he went
monument there and the board appointed on
Monday TO consider the matter OF the construc.
ton OF the Eastern Branch Bridge will hold its
noon. The report OF Col Hams on the subject,
published in iHE STAR, will be carefully consid-
cred with view OF determining the best plan to
be followed. The board consists OF Col. j. NJ.
Wilson, Lieut.. Col p. G. Hams and Major g. j.
Lydecker, with Lieut.. Townsend recorder, all OF
the Engineer Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-08

NOR SALE-sQUARE 713 CONTAINING JOG, 23O
Il square feet. on grade with side track from rail
ru@d ard by reason OF TT situation will double In
vzue IN few years; rents for Sl2O per month. which
could DC doubled by very small outlay for another
SIDING. great bargain at the price offer it-40c,
and ON easy terms. WALKER WILSON, 10O6 F st.
DIV ie1-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-08

irOE SALE-TEN-ROOM PRESS BRICK HOUSE,
a on souia side OF St II. bet North Capitol and
lst 81. ne: price $500, II sold within ten days.
BROWN BRADLEY,
1es-1Ot 1881 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-08

e, renting .Vf 1851: prfce Sl,fUU: one Oh 1tt
NV, renting Ter $3.50; price S.il.jO.
lei WIGHT L BOLTON, 9t. and T SITS. NV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

Old DR.. johnson once said addressing a class OF
medical students, that the study Of medicine was
most arduous undertaking; that the most com
prtlenslNe mind and the most industrious student
could scarcely do more than explore the portal,
To medical knowledge during the brief time allut
ted To study before commencing practice, but that
throughout his whole life the responsibilities of
his profession should rest upon him like a night
mare. lie should explore every avenue Of natu.
raj knowledge must become familiar with chem,
istry, natural philosophy and natural history; but
above all, he must learn the construction of his
cwn trame-the means by which he lives moves
ana has his being. He must understand the ma,
ture of all those influences by which health is
broken down and restored and BY what means
disease, suffering and death may be- averted DR.
johnson further says that nothing contributes 81
much 10 the support of quackery as the present
insunciency of medical knowledge Men do not
he says, easily abandon hope but as readily put
faith in ignorant pretenders as drowning men
catch at straws.
The good that men do in this life lives after
them During the lifetime Of old DR.. johnson
he invented what is now known as Johnsons An.
odyne Lniment, a standard family remedy of sur.
passing merit This lnment is both for Internal
and external use, and il is safe 10 say that no sin.
gle remedy ever discovered has done So much
good as has this one. II is inexpensive, ready at
moment 5 notice, night or day, and may be used
with absolute confidence In the thousand and one
ailments that aiiiict humanity In the cure OF Sc
we're cramps or pains in the stomach or bowels
dysentery, diarrhuea acute or chronic this lini.
nent is sovereign remedy. In the case Of chron.
lc darrhea It is certainly worth its weight IN gold
years standing after the sufferers had been given
up.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

Stake one-half bushel of nice unslaked
Iilne with Dolling water covering 1t during
tho o n ofJSt t 10 hgep ~ enG steam, 9lral
neck df soit nrnTionyI,. dissol,ad ~; ,,a',
water. three pounds Of ground rice boiled
to thin paste, one-half pound of powder
ed spanish whiting, and one pound of clean
EuL Ml.itn il1S ue9'i previously dissolved ny
fire. il, Ior v , i', w.. ''',9 eH Ii,y
with water. Add five Gallons Of hot ,yoter
to the mixture, stir it well and let it stand
FOR II few days covered from the dust. 1t
should ne put on h"t' ana Tor TINS purpose
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

Now, as harvest draws 10 close. the i'm
PIGMENTS will be- laid aside for another year.
. 10 is no small item Of expense that one must
store away for / months an implement
/ that can be used only one month but this
cannot be avoided in the case of harvesting
machinery. and the better this storing is
done the more profitable it will prove. 1t
/ is worthy of note that manufacturers of
| implements in all their handsome catalogues
and circulars never give any rules for prop
crly housing and caring for these nipple
ments when not in use. The reason is OBJ
vious For want of that care these nipple
ments do not live out half their days, and
ms result more machines must be bought
To take their places or the most expensive
parts duplicated i'm the attempt to repair
them. Notwithstanding this fact, we be-
licvc that it would pay these same manu-
facturers 10 award liberal premiums t..
those who will best care for their imple-
ments This would bring to public notice
the durability OF their machines when prop
erly cared for, and would prove an excel
lent advertisement in the course Of years.
The machine that lasts as long as two other
machines, and does as much work each year
is the kind that the long headed farmer will
buy, and he is likely TO consider this dura-
bility rs part of the makeup Of the ma.
chine rather than as the result Of the care
given. All large farms should have tool
houses, and there should be separate apart
mcnt for those implements that are used
but IA small portion Of the year, so that they
need not be exposed to wind and dust each
time an everyday tool is wanted
There are two advantages in taking com
plicated machines all apart when through
using them. First, they can be stored in a
more compact form, thus saving much
space in the tool house second this gives
an opportunity to thoroughly cleanse every
crack and corner from the grease and dirt
of the seasons use. This cleaning should
be followed by thorough oiling Of all the
parts. Common carbon oil will do for the
metal portions, but should not be applied to
the woodwork as it is too penetrating in
its nature and will loosen the paint 1t is
protection to the surface that is wanted
there, and pure linseed oil is best and it is
to be preferred for the metal, too 1t may
he applied literally with large paint brush
In selecting the place to store your tools,
he very careful to avoid the vicinity of sta
bic, barnyard, cow-shed or sheep-house
Why Because the fumes arising from
these places are heavily laden with ammo
MIA and this is peculiarly destructive TO
metal, wood, leather, cotton and rubber.
We would as soon have an expensive bind
er left in the field as to have it stand in a
wagon shed opening out on the manure
yard. The destructive effects of sun. wind,
rain, snow, insects and birds are not worse
than the location we have described and Of
ten seen occupied. The wagon-shed pro
tects 1t from nothing but a gentle rain
Snow drifts will gather around it, the wind
Will whistle through it, the dust will accu-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
The sln1c ENperimen, u,n,,on

i presume the farmers will be glad To
know what is being done with the appro-
priaton made last fall for the experiment
station. Mr., Cooke, the new secretary of
the board of agriculture, was made direc
tor of the station. The building To be used
for this work is the old medical college at
the south end of university park. Burling
ton, and which is well adapted for the pur-
pose. The second story, which is well fit
ted up, will be used as a laboratory and the
third story as "A lecture room. This room
viii seat - and was where the agricultural
college series of farmers lectures were held
last winter They were very well attended
A part of the work Of this station will be
the analysis of fertilizers sold within the
state. About 1870 different samples have
already been analysed. The effect of this
Work Is already apparent in better grade
OF fertilizers only standard valuable
brands now being sold in the state. while
the poor and worthless kinds are fast being
driven out Of the market. A series of ex
peuments in the testing of fertilizers and
seeds Is being carried ON upon 80 different
farms. As results are obtained. we SIM
pose they will be given 10 the public i'm bnl
letlns or other form. Besides these. some
experiments are being performed at the
college ana also course ON two separate
farms with different kinds of folders
These VIII bee fed 10 two different breeds of
cows on each farm, 10 test their value i'm
the production Of milk Concerning the
work of the board of agriculture for the
coming winter, Professor Cooke intends 10
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05


ts al ui'S l'arV Vi une hepuplic the ISL TO the
t toen Vi august IL 1he great turnip-sowing
linle anu 1t Is crop so easily grown and
u io T'o So s use!ul' pom IN the Kitcheh ana
i' me i"iiii' Uhat uouh uhe garden ana the
i'elu Siloulu nave luS turhlp patch' Inc ilrst
eSSehllhi 10 Bood crop OF turnlpS, and a
vr1P Vi S"ou turIlps' Is rlch soil and yet
Il. II. - Il necessity uha1 tne manure should be
unoioush'E uGcoliiPoseu' some ol the best
S 7.'.'1 =, Ioilo" sowing on Il piece OF
Sun" VIA" ~ mas ueeh hlEhly Ilahured ior
io ;ui'I' lne l''Ter crop ruVher prefers
49, ny 'iie U'lle UlleS are ma
WI siie i''iiule mas become rouUeh enough
sun tiie OurIlP eNactly; Inc early crop
~ " o't va "eins seheIaily all aug ny the
~" ~ VI AuSusu' Ihe uurnlP can theh well
iU'i'"' II 'He STounu Is Ill excellent CON
u'''""' very goou results olteh follow when
She seeI Is SoWh SO iate as the llrst week IN
'eP'ei'i"eI puu unls Is contingent IN a
Breau measure on Sood rams tallng soon
aiVeI Vhe Seeu Is SoWh' II the potato crop
nus peel AePt wen worked, II Is not heces-
S"rS 10 PIo" II over again Tor turnips. As
soIn as 'Ie potatoes are taken OUT the rub
"''ii V'h NC hario"eu OH ana the seed nj
piioe so"h ~ Is possible that with more
iauoi 'ite result hilsHu De Urine better :;
~ we nave seen such results follow from
.nis pIaeSlce Vnau II Is wen 10 know 1t Is so
ienI PerIectl9n as II OFTEN happens that IN
NieW ol a sudden shower beng probable
Ihe SEED may be put IN at once, for certain
y shower On tie SEEDS as soon as sown
VIII De more good than an extra working
Vi NJ, She srouhu'
me most Troublesome question to decide
Is no" ulicK 10 sow tine seed Iurnp seed
many years oid WIN grow tolerably well,
S , new seed Is the best as all grow while
Ilie ol',er Vle seed the more are bad. 1t
See'is uhat SEEDS are endowed with differ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

The European fashion of painting floors
instead of carpetng Them and decorating
them with handsome rugs, is gradually grow
ing in popularity on this side Of the Allan
| tic. Carpets, as well as curtains, lambre-
quins, etc, may he deemed necessary parts
of house-furnishing, but they all collect
| dust and dirt of dangerous character. In
the winter they may be tolerated, but when
summer comes they should all be removed
to places of security and protected from
light and insect destroyers. The floors
should he oiled with boiled linseed OIL and
whenever coverings Of any kind are desir-
able, on account of lessening sound, rugs
and mats should take the place of carpets,
while plain shades and shutters will suffice
to exclude too glaring a light and diminish
the dust nuisance. Floors thus treated are
kept clean much easier as the oil becomes
Incorporated with the wood to make a hard
tinish being oxidized by contact with the
AIR. The same treatment of floors, removal
of carpets and unnecessary materials for
the Judgment of dust and organic impuri-
ties will make the sleeping apartments much
more wholesome. IL has long been acknowl-
edged that carpets are entirely out Of place
in apartments occupied by the sick that
they retain the poisons Of such diseases as
smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet fever and
1t seems strange that crusade against
them has not long since been organized In
the far-oH future, when people shall have
gained a moderate amount of sanitary
knowledge, "the carpet must 90. "-Ameri-
cuH Analyst
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
ONLY the Re.I RnN..

On this subject the Live Stock journal
sensibly says The expenses of farm life in
these days are materially greater than they
were n few decades back and, as it i
needless to argue the question of grain
raising for profit, or of growing scrub
stock with the same end in view, it becomes
necessity to adopt a line of business that
has prospect Of substance and profit in it.
Most lines of business are overdone, and
farmers in general consider themselves in
this class. The enigma as to what will pay
upon the farm is not easy to solve, unless
improved farm animals are kept. If there
Is any other sufficient answer. it has not
come to the knowledge of men in general.
1t Is true that on new lands, such as have
a nominal value only, almost any kind of
live stock will pay, if there is handy
market ms the expense of maturing NAV
be only nominal. But when farm lands
become worth S2j to $50 an acre, and the
market is somewhat distant no low-priced
commodity will pay for the handling. 1t
then becomes question of quality. The
remoteness of sources of supply of the bet
ter kinds of farm stock was, few years
ago, serious hindrance to Improvement.
That impeachment does not now stand in the
way, as in hardly any state does an intend
ing purchaser need to travel far to find SUI
perior stock, no matter what breed he is in
ss.o.,l, az
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
AGRICULTURAL.


Prof. Cookies Analysis Of FcrtiIizcr-.
Copies Of the second bulletin Of the Yer.
mont agricultural experiment station were
distributed last month The bulletin con.
taius the unalysc, Of 30 different brands of
fertilizers sold in this state, representing
about dozen different manufacturers. The
tables Of the bulletin issued last April, which
contained analyses Of the principal brands
most in use in this part of the state, were
published i'm The Phoenix at that time, and
our readers who may desire the full report
Of analyses now made may have it in o
convenient form for preservation and ref
crcnce by applying TO w. w. Cooke, Direc-
tor Of the State Agricultural Experiment
Station, Darlington. The work Of the sta
ton, including the reports, is paid for by
the state for the benefit Of the farming in
tcrests, and farmers who can appreciate
them should not hesitate to send for the
bulletins and reports. Copies will be sent
free to any one on application
Those who examine the tables of fertile
err analyses lately made at any of the ex-
pertinent stations will notice a remarkable
uniformity in the price and composition Of
all the leading brands, which could hardly
occur 10y chance A combination among
the leading manufacturers is plainly indi-
Gated. According to the Vermont analy-
SEES, the prices, with only three exceptions,
range from , to A per cent above the val
uation, while five brands by five different
manufacturers are sold within a fraction of
30 per cent above. The three exceptions
are the "Orient Complete Manure" which
is sold at 63 per cent above valuation the
Common Sense, No. p Ga per cent above
and the STANDARD Guano,n sold at 80 per
cent above valuation. The values are com
puted upon a basis agreed upon by the
Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey
stations, and as used in the Vermont analy-
SEES nitrogen was called worth ~ cents per
pound, soluble phosphoric acid s cents, re
verified phosphoric acid u cents, insoluble
phosphoric acid cents and potash cents
per pound. These are the retail prices in
market of the separate chemicals of which
"A complete fertilizer is composed They do
not, of course, cost the manufacturer near
ly as much. Even if he bought the chemi-
Gals in large wholesale quantities they would
cost him less than the retail valuations but
he does better The bulk Of the fertilizer
he makes from crude material-from bones,
fish, phosphate rock, the waste of slaugh-
ter houses, etc These are dissolved with
sulphuric acid, which is also made by the
large manufacturers of fertilizers at cost
far below the retail price.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

There is none too much labor done in the
world, ms is shown by the fact that the aver
age of comfort is below what it should be
But the work, like the products Of it, is too
unevenly distributed. Farmers especially
have larger share of work at this season
than is for their good 1t ought to be one of
the benefits from labor saving implements
ON the farm that men employed in this bust
ness should not be broken down in health
Prematurely 10y overwork in haying and
harvesting Il does not pay any man to
ruin his health for the sake Of getting or
saving little more money 1t is the direc-
ton of work rather than the muscular force
employed that creates wealth. If farmer
Is losing money let him takea little more
time To think, and instead of spending
more hours in manual labor let him devise
means TO make what he does do more eff
fective. There is not one farmer in hun
dred who does not work hard and long
enough. Most Of them work more hours
and harder than is for their good. -CuItira-
fYIs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.


Ruskin, in speaking of the wife, SAYS
"a iudicious wife is always nipping of
from her husbands moral nature little
twigs that are growing in the wrong direc-
ton. She keeps him in shape by pruning
If You say anything silly she will affection
ately style you so. If you declare that you
will do some absurd thing she will find some
way of preventing you from doing IT, And
10y far the chief part of all the common
sense there is in the world belongs unuues-
tionably to women. The wisest things a
man commonly does are those which his
wife counsels him to do. A wife is grand
wielder Of the moral pruning knife. If
Johnson's wife had lived there would have
been no boarding up of orange peel, no
touching Of all the posts in walking along
the street no eating aud drinking with dis
gushing velocity. II Oliver Goldsmith had
been married he never would have worn
that memorable and ridiculous coat. When
ever you find man whom you know little
about oddly dressed, talking absurdly or
exhibiting eccentricity of manner you may
be sure he is not a married man. Wives
have much more sense than their husbands.
The wife's advice is like the ballast that
keeps the ship steady"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
Great Poultry Enterprises.

As rule these are not successful, be-
cause those who have undertaken to start
them have lacked experience. Knowing
some economical woman has cleared $50
from fifty hens in one year, these enthusi-
asts have estimated that they could clear
$1,000 from 2OOO hens, and have plunged
headlong into the business. TO learn bv sad
experience that they could not do this. not
because of deficient demand, but because
they could not give each of their hens as
much room, as much fresh range and as
much personal care as each of the model 80
received. This is the whole secret. If 81
hens require five acres of range, any school
boy can figure that 1000 hens will require
200 acres. Furthermore, our enterprising
friend finds that he cannot locate his big
Hook in the middle or at one side of a 200
acre farm and expect some of his flock To
go to the line fence, That would be eXer-
else with a vengeance. -SfOckuau
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
legal Notices.


! - In chancery September Term 1881
JOSIAH 49, CHASE w. ELWIN l.. SUBWAY
whereas Josiah B. Chase Of Nottingham, In the
county Of Wiudham Aforesaid, has this day filed
In the Office Of the clerk Of said Windham county
court uf chancery his petition for foreclosure
against Elwin l.. Shumway, late Of Nottingham
aforesaid but now ~ parts unknown, rpturuublp
10 the term Of said court next 10 be- holden t New
fame, within and for said Wmdham county, ON the
second Tuesday Of September, A. ID. 1877, sitting
forth that the said Elwin l.. SUBWAY, at Whit
ingham aforesaid ON the 18th day Of March, A u.
iSsi, duly executed 10 the said Josiah - Chase a
mortgage deed Of certain land IN Whitingham
aforesaid, bounded and described ms follows. north
ON lands Of said Chase, east on lands of Sarah 4
Winn and VIM. II. II Parker, south on lands Of
Geurgie i. Parker. and west on lands Of VIM n
u. Parker and Lester y. Corse; also one other
piece " land In said Nottingham, bounded In said
mortgage rs follows. north on lands Of Georgie
y. Parker and ". ~ Putnam. pnst on lands of said
Putnam and lands Of Martha Pierce south on
lands Of Charles j. Brown and west ON lands uf
Thomas Fowler's estate, conditioned for the pay
ment Of certain prOmiglOry note dated March I.
lSsi, for the sum Of -four hundred and ninety dol
lars executed by the said SUBWAY and payable.
To said petitioner or bearer on demand, with inter
est annually; also To keep the buildings insured
for the benefit Of said petitioner; large part Of
which said note is now justly due and owing, and
hasnot been paid according 10 It's tenor and effect
And the petitioner further AYERS that he has been
compelled Ia pay large sums Of money for taxes
levied upon said described premises, which should
have been paid by the said SUBWAY; also that
said premises are cnCunbcred by prior mort
gage to the amount Of eight hundred dollars, with
q large amount Of Interest due thereon. Where
fore said petitioner prays that the equity Of re-
demptun Of the said Edwin l.. Shumway in the
said premises may be- forecosed agreeably to law
And II also being made to appear that the sad
Elwin l.. SUBWAY resides without this state aud
IN parts unknown to the petitioner so that the or
binary process VI this court cannot b. served
upon him, In Is THEREFORE, ORDERED that the said
petitioner give notice to the said ElWin l.. Shum.
way Of the pendeucy of his said petition and the
term Of court to which the same Is made rpturna-
pc ny publishing the substance Of his said Ieti
ton, together with this order for three weeks
successfully IN The Vermont Phu'niN. Il new spaprr
published at BrattlchOrO In said Windham county.
10" last publication tu bc at least ~ days prior To
the term VI court 10 which said petition is made
rcturnahlr which said publication shall lH. deem
ed sufficient notice Tor the said SUBWAY Ia ap-
pear and make answer thereto. II he shall ste nt
Given under my hand at Brattleburo. In said
Nndham county. the 10Th day Of July 4 y ISL
KlTIREDGE HASkINS deputy Clerk
A E.,ltf o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05
phy.icinn. hn,e Found a.,

lhat foreign and communicating element In the
hl""u' developed 10y Indigestion, Is the cause of
rheumatism. This settles upon the sensitive sub
culahruuS covering of the muscles and ligamentt
OF lhe joints, causing constant and shifting pain
ana assrrsailhg as calcareous, Chalky deposit
Whlch produces stiffness and distortion Of the
JOINTS No fact which experience has demonstra-
yea IN regard 10 liostetter's stomach BitteIs has
that tai, medicine of c6nurrhrnsivr uses cierfs
that Formidable aud atruciuus disease: nor is il
less positively established that it is preferable To
we lNNSos "I'ri used 70 arrest It, since the medi
cine contains only salutary ingredients Il Is also
a signal remedy for malarial fevers, constipation
dyspepsia kidney aud bladder ailments debility
inc 49, Wv So"